Putatan (federal constituency)

Putatan (P173)

Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Shahelmey Yahya BN
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	115,203
Electors (2022)[2]	63,173
Area (km²)	58
Pop. density (per km²)	1,986.3

Putatan is a federal constituency in West Coast Division (Kota Kinabalu District and Penampang District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

https://ge15.orientaldaily.com.my/seats/sabah/p

Ethnic breakdown of Putatan's electorate as of 2022

1. Sabah Bumiputera (42.6%)
2. Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (37.1%)
3. Chinese (14%)
4. Other ethnicities (6.2%)

Age breakdown of Putatan's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 6.73 (6.73%)
2. 21-29 23.58 (23.6%)
3. 30-39 24.04 (24.0%)
4. 40-49 16.44 (16.4%)
5. 50-59 12.81 (12.8%)
6. 60-69 10.12 (10.1%)
7. 70-79 4.19 (4.19%)
8. 80-89 1.26 (1.26%)
9. above 90 0.84 (0.84%)

Gender breakdown of Putatan's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (51.72%)
2. Female (48.28%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Putatan constituency has a total of 17 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Tanjung Aru (N22）	Pulau Gaya	173/22/01	SK Pulau Gaya
	Sembulan Utara	173/22/02	SK Sembulan Dewan Serbaguna Sembulan
	Sembulan Selatan	173/22/03	SMK Sanzac
	Tanjung Aru Timor	173/22/04	SMK Stella Maris
	Tanjung Aru Barat	173/22/05	SMK La Salle Tg Aru
	Lapangan Terbang	173/22/06	SK Tanjung Aru II
	Tanjung Aru Baru	173/22/07	SK Stella Maris
Petagas (N23）	Petagas	173/23/01	SK Petagas
	Ulu Putatan	173/23/02	SJK (C) Hwa Shiong
	Bandar Putatan	173/23/03	SA Negeri Putatan Penampang
	Paapason	173/23/04	SMK Tansau
	Tengah Padang	173/23/05	SA Negeri Petagas Penampang
	Tombovo	173/23/06	Sekolah Pendidikan Khas Sabah, Putatan
Tanjung Keramat (N24）	Muhibbah	173/24/01	SK Kg Contoh SA Rakyat Tanjung Dumpil Madrasah Assalam Kg Contoh
	Pasir Putih	173/24/02	SMK Putatan SK Pekan Putatan
	Lok Kawi	173/24/03	SK Tombovo
	Taman Pantai Lok Kawi	173/24/04	Dewan Masyarakat Lok Kawi

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Putatan
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Penampang and Tanjong Aru
11th	P173	2004-2008	Makin @ Marcus Mojigoh	BN (UPKO)
12th		2008-2013
13th		2013-2018
14th		2018-2022	Awang Husaini Sahari (أواڠ حسيني صحارى)	PH (PKR)
15th		2022–present	Shahelmey Yahya (شاه حلمي يحيى)	BN (UMNO)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1967–1974	1974–1985	1985–1995	1995–2004	2004–2020	2020–present
Putatan					Petagas
					Tanjong Aru
						Tanjung Aru
						Tanjung Keramat

Current State Assembly Members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N22	Tanjung Aru	Junz Wong Hong Jun	WARISAN
N23	Petagas	Awang Ahmad Sah Awang Sahari	GRS (GAGASAN)
N24	Tanjung Keramat	Shahelmey Yahya	BN (UMNO)

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N22	Tanjung Aru	Kota Kinabalu City Hall	80000, 88100, 88200 Kota Kinabalu 89500 Penampang
N23	Petagas	Penampang Municipal Council
N24	Tanjung Keramat

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shahelmey Yahya	16,234	39.36	1.14
	PH	Awang Husaini Sahari	16,110	39.06	6.75
	Heritage	Ahmad Mohd Said	8,511	20.63	20.63
	GTA	Poyne Tudus @ Patrick Payne	394	0.96	0.96
Total valid votes			41,249	100.00
Total rejected ballots			789
Unreturned ballots			183
Turnout			42,221	65.30	11.83
Registered electors			63,173
Majority			124	0.30	7.30
	BN gain from PH		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753262/PUB619_2022.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Awang Husaini Sahari	14,106	45.81	45.81
	BN	Makin @ Marcus Mojigoh	11,767	38.22	21.81
	PAS	Zulzaim Hilmee Abidin	2,434	7.91	7.91
	Sabah People's Hope Party	Jivol @ Edmund Doudilim	1,755	5.70	5.70
	ANAK NEGERI	Mil Kusin Abdillah	728	2.36	2.36
Total valid votes			30,790	100.00
Total rejected ballots			826
Unreturned ballots			249
Turnout			31,865	77.13	2.72
Registered electors			41,312
Majority			2,339	7.60	25.08
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 246/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.^[permanent dead link‍] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 320/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Makin @ Marcus Mojigoh	17,465	60.03	2.56
	DAP	Lee Han Khyun @ Joseph Lee	7,958	27.35	27.35
	STAR	Awang Ahmad Sah	2,604	8.95	8.95
	SAPP	Duli @ Dullie Mari @ Marie	1,068	3.67	3.67
Total valid votes			29,095	100.00
Total rejected ballots			665
Unreturned ballots			176
Turnout			29,936	79.85	13.17
Registered electors			37,490
Majority			9,507	32.68	3.32
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 183/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-12. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 224/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Makin @ Marcus Mojigoh	13,737	62.59	7.19
	PKR	Saukinah Yussof	7,292	33.23	3.01
	Independent	Ramzah Ahmad	918	4.18	4.18
Total valid votes			21,947	100.00
Total rejected ballots			608
Unreturned ballots			741
Turnout			23,296	66.68	4.40
Registered electors			34,935
Majority			6,445	29.36	10.20
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Makin @ Marcus Mojigoh	13,816	69.78
	PKR	Awang Ahmad Sah	5,984	30.22
Total valid votes			19,800	100.00
Total rejected ballots			725
Unreturned ballots			727
Turnout			21,252	62.28
Registered electors
Majority			7,832	39.56
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

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2. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 40. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
3. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.